Should I Spend My Single Days Saving For an Unknown Future?

Lately, I've been having so much fun living the single life that I have been thinking LESS about my future, not more. That might be a problem. Consider this…

In my line of work, you tend to earn more perks than actual dollars. You get paid in shampoo, sweaters, and trips. And being a single girl with not much responsibility beyond paying rent, I tend to go for these fun rides, never really putting together that I should be spending the time working. I should save up for a future, you know, when I need to buy a car or get a mortgage or pay for a honeymoon or settle down.

I just got my hair cut and blown out at Cristophe in Beverly Hills. I definitely recommend the salon—ask for Cristophe or Jacky (such a darling).

If I think of having a boyfriend or husband, I imagine he sounds like a manager or boss. I can just hear a man saying to me, "No, do not take two hours in the middle of a Tuesday afternoon to get your bangs trimmed. It is a workday. You should be doing work, pitching stories, following up." Instead, I'm like, "Well, I have nothing to follow up on since I haven't pitched anything. So I'm free to get my bangs cut!"

Maybe that bossy voice is my conscience, but I'm pretty sure that's what a boyfriend would sound like, too. The difference is, I think I would actually have to listen to the boyfriend, or at least respect his opinion.

It's so easy to get distracted and not think about the future. Being single, it's just you. You get more and more set in your ways and it gets harder and harder to imagine a different life. I feel like Carrie in Sex and the City when she discovers she can't buy her apartment because all she's saved up is shoes.

I mean, I'm not a complete idiot. I have a savings account and a 401K...somewhere. I just don't know if my stuff is up to a potential partner's standards. I bet whoever I meet will look at my paperwork and just shake his head and cry.

What about you? Do you have savings goals? Does a man keep you on track, or do you call the shots?